Seraphim Rose: The True Story and Private Letters (1908) is a biographical book by author Cathy Scott about Seraphim Rose, formerly known as Eugene Rose, with the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. The book's foreword was written by Father Alexey Young.[1][2]
| Author | Cathy Scott |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Christian Orthodoxy (Books) Religious Leader Biographies Biographies Memoirs (Books) |
Publication date | September 15, 2000 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
Content
The author collected 140 of Seraphim Rose's private letters, never before released, and incorporated them in the biography that traces his intellectual journey, chronicling the deep spiritual search that led him to the Orthodox faith, wrote Frank Schaeffer, publisher of Regina Orthodox Press, which released the book. It also contains 30 color and black-and-white photographs.[3]
Reception
Benedict Seraphim wrote that the letters in the book "set out the gradual conversion of Father Seraphim from his former life to his life as Orthodox," and that "it is a book well worth reading, and for those who revere Father Seraphim and wish to know as much about his life as possible, it is a book well worth owning."[4]
About those calling for the Church’s formal declaration of Rose's sainthood, Giacomo Sanfilippo, editor of Orthodoxy in Dialogue, wrote that Scott ... as Rose's biographer doesn't have any wish to "obstruct her subject’s veneration as a saint." The author simply insists "that the full story be told," Sanfilippo wrote.[5]
External links
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- Sons of St. Joseph Podcast with Joseph Sciambra, Fr. Seraphim Rose: My Conversation with His Niece – Cathy Scott
Category:2000 non-fiction books Category:Books about Christianity Category:Books about Russian Orthodoxy Category:Russian Orthodoxy in the United States Category:Books by Cathy Scott
- ^ https://www.pomona.edu/news/2001/04/13-lives-saint
- ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Seraphim_Rose/tJbePAAACAAJ?hl=en
- ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Seraphim_Rose/tJbePAAACAAJ?hl=en
- ^ https://benedictseraphim.wordpress.com/2005/07/09/seraphim-rose-the-true-story-and-private-letters-a-review/
- ^ https://orthodoxyindialogue.com/2020/09/17/when-biography-and-hagiography-collide-giacomo-sanfilippo/